By examining the health records of more than four million older adults on Medicare, the researchers will study whether prescribing drugs such as cholinesterase…
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Doctors may look at common, everyday prescriptions, from antidepressants to diabetes drugs, to help manage symptoms of Alzheimer’s. Here’s what we know so far….
New drugs designed to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s in the early stages, like Leqembi and Kisunla, might perform well in a carefully controlled…
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Jimmy Carter, who chose to forgo aggressive medical care for complications of cancer and frailty in February 2023, recently reached his one-year anniversary since…
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Researchers in China taught village health providers how to prescribe blood pressure medication. Despite not being doctors, this intervention lowered blood pressure and dementia…
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